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The Drum Thread
turtlspinr:
Darren Cesca having good technique and a Berkley degree doesn't mean he's exciting to watch. I always found what he did with Goratory to be very boring, as was what he did with Vile and Pillory. Only the recording he did with Arsis was an enjoyable listen. Burn In Silence was decent, but the drum sounds were awful.
Dazed:
Thank you for once and for all proving my point that having amazing chops doesn't make you good at music. I will probably never have that guy's skills, but I will almost certainly never sound that bad.
Abigmoron:
--- Quote from: SirJuggles on 23 Feb 2009, 20:46 ---At the request of some musical friends who are in need of a drummer, I'm going to begin looking into assembling my own (acoustic) kit piece-by-piece. However, for the time being I'm somewhat limited on space and capital. So, without making too big a deal out of it, any simple suggestions for the most rudimentary kit possible? I'm thinking of trying to find a cheap bass drum, a snare, and then maybe some brushes for versatility. Think that'll work?
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Trutispinr's advice is good advice if your the type of person who will be unsatisfied with mediocre sounding equipment. I've never really been bothered by mediocre gear, and just recently got a drum set for 200 dollars so here is what I'd recommend if your like me and seem to have no ear for the nuances of good equipment.
Go on Craigslist for your area and look around for drum sets in the 200-300 dollar range and go try them out (Bring someone along if you need someone to help you differentiate between bad and decent drums). Some will be awful and others will be good enough that you'll enjoy hearing them. Bonuses to look for include upgraded cymbals and bass drum pedals. I was lucky enough to get a ZBT crash with the kit I bought, which isn't great by any means, but is much better than the crap cymbals most sets come with (and goes well with the B8 hi-hat and crash/ride that my parents were nice enough to get me for my birthday).
If you're limited for space and don't have room for all the toms that these sets come with, just don't use them. Put 'em in a closet. It'll still be cheaper this way than buying a individual snare, snare stand, bass, bass pedal, and cymbal stands. I'm stuck in the smallest room in my house, so one of my toms is currently gathering dust.
The only thing you really need to upgrade is the cymbals. Stock cymbals are the worst. I'd recommend something like this (http://tinyurl.com/c4euam) or this (http://tinyurl.com/cckqvn). Again, these aren't great cymbals, but they are satisfactory to me. If money is extra tight, just buy a set of high-hats. The other cymbals aren't necessary, just nice to have.
Good luck with all this! Hope it works out.
Dazed:
Hey drumming enthusiasts/The Drum Thread, I finally got around to doing a little more recording, and amazingly, on a day where I wasnt fucking up horribly too much (today). So, since I think it actually came out decent, I figured what the hell, let's share with the drum thread. Everything is done in 1 take, recorded on a USB headset mic into garageband. Anyway, I recorded three songs, enjoy.
Air Blower by Jeff Beck
http://www.mediaf!re.com/?imhjmuyjmiz
Plume by Smashing Pumpkins, just to get something from within our lifetimes :-D
http://www.mediaf!re.com/?qtzwmywhwjm
Starship Trooper by Yes, the live version. There's like, a 10 second gap around 3 and a half minutes while I fast forward through some acoustic interlude nonsense.
http://www.mediaf!re.com/?yjozzfmzqyw
Be My Head:
Wow, that was really good. You clearly have a much better sounding kit than I do! And a little more discipline to actually learn songs all the way through :P
My only 'criticism' is your foot could use some strengthening. Do you play heel up or heel down? I play a hybrid of both.
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